Austin FC will become the 27th team in MLS and the first major league professional franchise in the Texas capital city.
Author: Associated Press
Raiders to meet with Coliseum Authority about extending Oakland lease
Raiders owner Mark Davis is set to meet with the Oakland Coliseum Authority to discuss extending his team’s lease at the stadium.
Syracuse upsets shorthanded Duke in overtime at Cameron Indoor Stadium
Playing without Cam Reddish and seeing Tre Jones exit due to injury, Duke fell in overtime to Syracuse at Cameron Indoor Stadium
Screen Actors Guild slams Oscars for trying to prevent stars from appearing on other award shows
The Screen Actors Guild on Monday called on the film academy to stop trying to prevent stars from appearing on award shows before the Oscars.
Poland mayor stabbed onstage at charity event, fights for life
An attacker stabbed the mayor of Gdansk in the heart and the abdomen at a charity event.
PG&E CEO Geisha Williams resigns as California utility company faces uncertain future
The CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric resigned Sunday and employees could learn this week if the utility will declare insolvency while facing billions of dollars in liability over its role in recent California wildfires.
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2 shot outside mall in Salt Lake City suburb
Two people were wounded in a shooting just outside a popular Utah mall Sunday where hundreds of scared shoppers hunkered down until police arrived to evacuate the building.
Lacrosse announcer faces discipline for remark about Native American player
National Lacrosse League said it will discipline Philadelphia Wings’ Shawny Hill for saying, “Let’s snip the ponytail” about Lyle Thompson.
Shirley Boone, wife of Pat Boone and philanthropist, dies
Milt Suchin, Pat Boone’s manager, says in a statement that Shirley Boone passed away on Friday surrounded by her four daughters, who sang to her.
France prepares for revived anti-government protests around Paris
Paris brought in armored vehicles and the central French city of Bourges shuttered shops to gird for possible violence between police and yellow vest protesters Saturday, as the movement seeks new arenas and new momentum for its weekly demonstrations.
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